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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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